VandyBubble is getting all nostalgic and asking about the disappearance of some aspects of Commodore livin:
Whatever happened to dressing up and taking dates to tailgates?
This is an age-old Southern tradition that has apparently gone to shit at Vanderbilt. Some bubbleheads might remember the pressure leading up to their first tailgate to have some fresh frat gear and a smokeshow arm ornament to flaunt around in the Nashville sun. Now, guys are out smashing beers on their skulls and tailgating at the asscrack of dawn in basketball jerseys, while girls dawdle around in their suites till 3pm with heavily photographed, but lightly alcoholic Andre pregames. We’re not saying that it’s wrong, but what happened to tradition?
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So word came through early in the week that Vandy was not your typical tailgating setup. There were lots of limits on where you could park, set up tents, etc. So I was prepared for an urban and roaming tailgate. Which of course you have to start with a healthy breakfast.
I was all prepared to park a few blocks from campus and roam from bar to bar, tailgate to tailgate, and carry some scotch along with me. However at the last second we came down with access to a private parking deck overlooking the stadium. It’s odd that basically no one else was up there but us. It took away from the excitement a bit, but the view was excellent.
Upon entering the stadium we figured out that you we could see our car from our seats. Which brought up the question: If we saw someone breaking in to our cars, would we leave the game to stop it? The consensus was no.
And one side note. From our seats there were magnolia trees block our view of the down and distance of the scoreboard. Which is an oversight on someone’s part.
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